Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen (born July 7, 1927) is an American pop and jazz trumpeter. He is best known for leading the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Read full biography of Doc Severinsen →
Now I'm having the time of my life being on the road with one of the world's all-time great big bands, and performing with symphonies. I... →
Personally, I think young musicians need to learn to play more than one style. Jazz can only enhance the classical side, and classical can only... →
Television is so influential that when an audience sees you day-in and day-out there's a certain acceptance that sets in; you're no longer a... →
He was a very private person, but then, you know, he belonged to the whole United States. The United States thought they owned Johnny Carson.
My goodness, everyone is planting grapes, even a neighbor with only five acres.
I still play jazz, and I've always got that trumpet very handy, but I'm coming to feel the classical venues are where my main focus is, in... →
Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen (born July 7, 1927) is an American pop and jazz trumpeter. He is best known for leading the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.